Effect of Fasting on the Levels of Glucose, Free Fatty Acids, Growth Hormone and Somatomedin in the Serum, and on the Pituitary Function of the Chicken

Sadao HOSHINO, Masaaki WAKITA, Mitsuo SUZUKI, Kiyoshi YAMAMOTO
1980 Japanese poultry science  
In the rat, fasting has been reported to decrease bioassayable growth hormone (GH) content in the pituitary1-3) and hypothalamic GH-releasing hormone content2,3). The level of circulating GH in the fasted rat is either maintained in normal ranges4) or reduced3,5).
doi:10.2141/jpsa.17.329 fatcat:mdlqrker7veatcpvgyfkqvmeqe